"Blunt side of deadly weapons were intentionally used to cause such injuries and, therefore, the case of appellants convicts squarely falls within clause thirdly of
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"By now it is a settled principle of law that for convicting the accused with the aid of Section 34 of the IPC the prosecution
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"Expression power, possession, control and custody means actual possession, power, control and custody and it cannot be deemed or constructive possession, nor that by making reasonable
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"Scope of interference by this Court in revisional jurisdiction is extremely narrow, aimed at ascertaining if there is any perversity in the judgments of the trial
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"Motor Vehicles Act is a beneficial piece of legislation intended to provide expeditious relief to victims of road accidents. The approach of the Tribunal, in the
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"Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceedings pending, even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature," Madras
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"Appellant, procuring electricity for its own use and consumption, is an industrial consumer and for availing open access, it is liable to pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge
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"Courts, in the discharge of their adjudicatory function, must therefore remain vigilant against attempts to secure judicial recognition of what the law expressly prohibits. The
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"Hindu Succession Act contemplates both intestate and testamentary succession. Consequently, the bar under Section 25 applies equally to a person who seeks to inherit the
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"Non-payment of the balance consideration within the time period fixed by the Trial Court does not amount to abandonment of the contract and consequent rescinding
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"This litigation is an eye-opener for the appellate courts reminding that they owe a duty to comply with the provisions of Order XX Rule 12A
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"Section 34 does not create a substantive offence, but embodies a principle of joint liability, and its application necessarily requires proof of a pre-arranged plan
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"Jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Act can be exercised by the CIT only when it is a case of lack of enquiry and not one
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"High Court, while declining to condone the delay, ought to have considered that it was an appeal through jail. This itself was sufficient for the
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"Claim for fair compensation of a land loser cannot be negated solely on the ground of delay in approaching the Court but the same should
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"Salary is ordinarily payable for the period during which an employee has actually discharged duties... such exception would have no application in a case where
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"Any collective attempt by advocates or office bearers of a Bar Association to overbear a Presiding Officer, to insist upon a particular judicial order, or
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"Family Court ought to have looked into the aspects of whether there was a valid marriage, a mutual consent petition is filed by the parties and
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"It indicates that to name any person and forward to face trial, no legal evidence is required. It is not the concern of the police whether sufficient
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"Bonds under Section 91 of BNSS can be filed by a person only when he is present in the Court." Punjab and Haryana High Court,
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"Appellant, procuring electricity for its own use and consumption, is an industrial consumer and for availing open access, it is liable to pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge
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"Courts, in the discharge of their adjudicatory function, must therefore remain vigilant against attempts to secure judicial recognition of what the law expressly prohibits. The
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"Hindu Succession Act contemplates both intestate and testamentary succession. Consequently, the bar under Section 25 applies equally to a person who seeks to inherit the
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"Non-payment of the balance consideration within the time period fixed by the Trial Court does not amount to abandonment of the contract and consequent rescinding
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"This litigation is an eye-opener for the appellate courts reminding that they owe a duty to comply with the provisions of Order XX Rule 12A
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"Section 34 does not create a substantive offence, but embodies a principle of joint liability, and its application necessarily requires proof of a pre-arranged plan
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"High Court, while declining to condone the delay, ought to have considered that it was an appeal through jail. This itself was sufficient for the
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"Mere non-production of such records does not justify drawing an inference that the respondents had cleared the written test," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling
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"Tariff determination is not merely a mathematical exercise but a regulatory balancing act. The object of enabling reasonable cost recovery for utilities must be weighed
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"Present case is not one where the legal representatives, unaware of the earlier grant or the subsequent transfer, having initiated proceedings after a long delay...
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 07, 2026, held that legal heirs who were active and consenting parties to the sale of granted
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"Permitting invocation of the Code in cases such as the present one, would amount to converting insolvency proceedings into a coercive mechanism for recovery which
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"Contract by itself necessitated the execution of joint undertaking by the Contractor and the Collaborator who had the ‘joint and several’ liability for the due
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"Expecting a para-teacher, without a guarantee of their employment, to guarantee a child's future and education is fallacious. The time has come for the executive
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"Interfering with the exercise of discretion as to what would constitute appropriate sentence and ultimately letting off the respondent by merely asking him to pay
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"Expression 'amount of money is insufficient' is a genus and dishonour for reasons such as 'signatures do not match' or 'image is not found' are
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"Plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his own case and not on the weakness of the defence," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held
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"Plea of acquiescence raised by the appellants, on the ground that the respondent was aware of the construction in 2011, cannot defeat a lawful claim,
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"Once a delinquent employee had successfully defended a charge, the disciplinary authority, in absence of a fresh show cause notice, cannot punish the delinquent employee
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"Unit cannot be closed merely on account of technical irregularity for want of prior EC, when the PCB itself was not aware of the applicability
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"Blunt side of deadly weapons were intentionally used to cause such injuries and, therefore, the case of appellants convicts squarely falls within clause thirdly of
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"By now it is a settled principle of law that for convicting the accused with the aid of Section 34 of the IPC the prosecution
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"Expression power, possession, control and custody means actual possession, power, control and custody and it cannot be deemed or constructive possession, nor that by making reasonable
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"Scope of interference by this Court in revisional jurisdiction is extremely narrow, aimed at ascertaining if there is any perversity in the judgments of the trial
read more
"Motor Vehicles Act is a beneficial piece of legislation intended to provide expeditious relief to victims of road accidents. The approach of the Tribunal, in the
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"Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceedings pending, even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature," Madras
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"Jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Act can be exercised by the CIT only when it is a case of lack of enquiry and not one
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"Claim for fair compensation of a land loser cannot be negated solely on the ground of delay in approaching the Court but the same should
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"Salary is ordinarily payable for the period during which an employee has actually discharged duties... such exception would have no application in a case where
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"Any collective attempt by advocates or office bearers of a Bar Association to overbear a Presiding Officer, to insist upon a particular judicial order, or
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"Family Court ought to have looked into the aspects of whether there was a valid marriage, a mutual consent petition is filed by the parties and
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"It indicates that to name any person and forward to face trial, no legal evidence is required. It is not the concern of the police whether sufficient
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"Bonds under Section 91 of BNSS can be filed by a person only when he is present in the Court." Punjab and Haryana High Court,
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"Acceptance of such allegations in the absence of any supporting material would render the adjudicatory process vulnerable to subjective satisfaction rather than objective judicial
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"Mere telephonic contact, without anything more, cannot establish criminal conspiracy. In absence of any authenticated record in terms of the requirements of electronic evidence, the
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"Even if it is to be accepted for a moment that she belongs to a rich family, she cannot be left to the charity of
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a recent development concerning digital access to justice, has directed the Punjab government to decide upon the legality of
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"Since the question involved in the present batch of writ petitions is of National Security, more particularly, with regard to the sensitive area/zone of important installations like
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"Once the proof of service is rebutted, the burden of proof shifts on the other party to prove the said proof of service with cogent
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"Any lacunae or procedural irregularity in recording the dying declaration casts a serious doubt on its reliability, and in such circumstances, the benefit of doubt must
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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